Republicans' cash advantage just got a lot more powerful thanks to the Supreme Court — and the Democratic National Committee's fundraising struggles just got a lot more concerning for their party.
Democrats argue that the court's Tuesday decision, which allows political parties to freely coordinate with candidates, will give the GOP the ability to offset Democratic candidates' fundraising lead in battlegrounds.
Republicans have a cash edge with the Senate and House Republican committees. But the starkest cash disparity by far is for the Republican National Committee, which has $125 million in the bank, while the Democratic National Committee has more debt than cash on hand, $18.3 million to $14.8 million.
That disparity was already going to matter for the GOP. But with the Supreme Court decision, they can spend without constraint — and their dollars will go a lot further, erasing Democrats' cash advantage in some battlegrounds while allowing the GOP to level up. That's especially important for expensive campaign advertising: Candidates have long gotten reduced rates, but parties now can get that rate, too.
More than a dozen Democrats working on key midterms races from North Carolina to Maine expressed various levels of concern over the Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
Democrats argue that the court's Tuesday decision, which allows political parties to freely coordinate with candidates, will give the GOP the ability to offset Democratic candidates' fundraising lead in battlegrounds.
Republicans have a cash edge with the Senate and House Republican committees. But the starkest cash disparity by far is for the Republican National Committee, which has $125 million in the bank, while the Democratic National Committee has more debt than cash on hand, $18.3 million to $14.8 million.
That disparity was already going to matter for the GOP. But with the Supreme Court decision, they can spend without constraint — and their dollars will go a lot further, erasing Democrats' cash advantage in some battlegrounds while allowing the GOP to level up. That's especially important for expensive campaign advertising: Candidates have long gotten reduced rates, but parties now can get that rate, too.
More than a dozen Democrats working on key midterms races from North Carolina to Maine expressed various levels of concern over the Supreme Court decision Tuesday.
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